Wave Reflection, Absorption, and Transmittance

Front

What are the properties of waves that determine color?

Back

Wavelength and frequency.

Front

What is a repeating pattern of motion that transfers energy from one place to another?

Back

Wave.

Front

Which of the following are properties of waves?

Back

Amplitude, Wavelength, Frequency.

Front

What happens to the brightness of a light wave with higher amplitude?

Back

It will be brighter.

Front

What is the height of the wave from its resting point called?

Back

Amplitude.

Front

What is the term for the distance between two consecutive peaks of a wave?

Back

Wavelength.

Front

What is the number of waves that pass a point in one second called?

Back

Frequency.

Front

How does amplitude affect the energy of a wave?

Back

Higher amplitude means more energy.

Front

What is the term for the ability of a wave to pass through a material?

Back

Transmittance.

Front

What do we call the process when a wave bounces back after hitting a barrier?

Back

Reflection.